Stop Failing At Goals: Ben Bergeron On What's Really Holding You Back
WHY YOU SHOULD LISTEN:
Listen to this if you’re tired of seeing yourself fail at goals. Ben Bergeron is a world class CrossFit trainer and gives mindset upgrades and specific tips on goal setting, habits and focus.
JACK’S TAKE
I'll be honest with you: Ben Bergeron is not for everyone. He is blunt, he is direct, and he will hold a mirror up to your life in a way that is deeply uncomfortable. If you are not ready for hard truths, skip this one.
The idea that stuck with me most was his five levels of mindset: Victim, Pessimist, Optimist, Realist, and Warrior. When I first heard it, I did what I suspect most people do. I immediately placed myself in one particular area. But the more I sat with it, the more honest I became. In building Wildest Dream, I sometimes feel like a Warrior, but if I’ve slept badly I might find myself drifting to pessimism.
Ben also argues that rituals are not just nice habits. They are the discipline and practice that close the gap between your potential and your actual performance. Every distraction, every snooze button, every skipped workout is costing your future self.
KEY IDEAS
① Performance is potential minus distraction: so many of us slip away from our goals because we live in a world of distractions. Strip them out and you’ll reach your performance goals.
② Happiness is reality minus expectations: people get so upset when their reality doesn’t go their way - Ben goes into how to combat this.
③ We are mind, body and spirit all rolled into one: if you want the best of yourself, you better help all three areas. Take our energy assessment to see how you stack up here.
④ The hardest task you have to do is not snooze your alarm clock and get out of bed in the morning - the rest of the day follows on from that.
LISTEN TO THIS IF…
You’re sick and tired of failing at goals
You love a no nonsense kind of conversation
You want to get started but don’t know where
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